Razor-sharpener



P atented Aug. 23, |898.

A. C. MACK.

Y RAZOR SHARPENEB.

(Apphcatxon led Mar 31, 1897) No. 609,5I6.

(N0 Model.)

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Y SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,516, dated .August 23, 1898. Application flied March s1, 1897. Serial No. 630,107. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW C. MACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county ofMultnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Razor-Sharpener, of which the following is a specification.

It is no easy task for the average man to keep his razor in proper condition for a com? fortable andV easy shave, because if not stropped in the proper manner a keen edge cannot be secured, and as a result the operation of shaving is laborious, imperfectly accomplished, and effected with considerable pain and veXation.

The purpose of the present invention is to enable one unskilled in the art of stropping a razor to maintain it in condition witha keen edge, whereby the operation of shaving is made pleasant and divested of the lterrors to an amateur or one unskilled in the art of securing a keen edge by the use of the ordinary strop.

The improved sharpener is constructed of a single blank and is molded or pressed to snugly fit the back and sides of a razor; and it consists, essentially, of a back and side `wings, between which latter the razor is drawn when sharpening, the wings being pressed against the sides and edge of the blade by sufficient pressure between the thumb and fingers to secure the desired end.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings and the following description.

\ The improvement is susceptible of various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to a full disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in whichm Figure l is a detail view showing the manner of using the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the device. Fig. 3 is an end View thereof. Fig. e is a longitudinal section on the line X X of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the line Y Y of Fig. 4..

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

" The Sharpener is preferably constructed of a single piece of leather, which is pressed or molded into the required shape; but canvas or any other suitable pliable material may be advantageously employed in the manufacture. The blank is of substantially uniform thickness throughout and is folded upon itself and shaped to provide a back l and side wings 2, the back 1 approximating a roll to receive the back of the razor and the side wings 2 being concavo-convex at their middle portions, the concavity being in their outer faces to form finger-rests 3 and the conveXities being on their inner opposing faces to insure their engaging with the sides of the blade at the edge thereof.

The device is so constructed that normally the side wings stand apart a'sufflcient distance to admit of the razor being drawn between them and whereby the razor may be readily placed in position after each stroke.

The device is grasped between the thumb and fingers, and the razor to be sharpened is passed between the side wings, which latter are then pressed against the sides of the blade by bringing the thumb and fingers together, and the razor is drawn from heel to point and is again placed in position at the end of each stroke. This operation is repeated until the edge is rendered sufficiently keen.

For sharpening a dull razor the inner faces of the side wings may be coated with an abrading material, which may be any of the well known pastes provided for this purpose. It is not essential that a razor-paste be applied to the wings; but when required said wings may be coated, thereby lessening the effort required to preserve the razor in good and working condition.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new ism A razor-Sharpener constructed of a single piece of material of substantially uniform thickness throughout its area and pressed or molded into shape to form a rolled back and two side Wings, the latter being provided with myoWn I have hereto affixed my signature in permanentlyeformed concavo-convex middle the presence of two Witnesses.

portions presentino inner convex faces to 1 t conformto the concve of a razor and having ANDREW L" MACK' 5 outer concave faces to form ringer-rests, sub- Witnesses:

stantiaily as described. JESSE L.- WALTER,

Inv testimony that I claim the foregoing as SAMUEL KAFKA. 

